University Press of America
Pages: 206
Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-7618-1250-0 • Hardback • January 1999 • $98.00 • (£75.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-0-7618-1251-7 • Paperback • January 1999 • $64.99 • (£50.00)
Robert B. Hill is the Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University.
chapter 1 Foreword
chapter 2 Preface
chapter 3 Solutions Framework
chapter 4 The African Heritage
chapter 5 Class Trends and Concept Misuse
chapter 6 Strong Achievement Orientation
chapter 7 Strong Work Orientation
chapter 8 Flexible Family Roles
chapter 9 Strong Kinship Bonds
chapter 10 Strong Religious Orientation
chapter 11 Summary and Implications
chapter 12 Bibliography
While many continue to dismiss Hill's contributions, his argument is a powerful one which has important implications for social work and social policy. Hill's book shows how proper understanding of the strengths of the African American community can inform policy makers.
— The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Teachers, social workers, counselors, community activists, policy makers, and the general reader will find this a most useful, authoritative, and readable exposition...I can hardly wait to use it in my classes, lectures, seminars, and conversations with friends and strangers alike.
— Andrew Billingsley, (From The Foreword)
Teachers, social workers, counselors, community activists, policy makers, and the general reader will find this a most useful, authoritative, and readable exposition...I can hardly wait to use it in my classes, lectures, seminars, and conversations with friends and strangers alike.
— Andrew Billingsley, (From The Foreword)
While many continue to dismiss Hill's contributions, his argument is a powerful one which has important implications for social work and social policy. Hill's book shows how proper understanding of the strengths of the African American community can inform policy makers.
— The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare